Argentina’s government announces a private nuclear project led by US-based Meitner Energy to build a small modular reactor (SMR) at the Atucha complex. Multiple outlets describe the proposal as a privately funded initiative that would be the first of its kind in Argentina, and cite a planned investment of about US$1.2 billion. The reactor is described as an Argentina-designed ACR-300, with a capacity of roughly 300 megawatts. The Rio Times reports that the project is intended to be the first reactor of its type built anywhere, positioning the ACR-300 as an SMR design meant for deployment through modular construction. While details on the regulatory timeline and financing structure beyond the stated investment figure and the project backers are limited in the provided excerpts, both reports attribute the announcement to the Argentine government and tie the project’s implementation to Meitner Energy. The Atucha site is consistently identified as the location for the proposed facility.
Argentina announces private US-led project for first small modular nuclear reactor
Argentina’s government announces a private nuclear project led by US-based Meitner Energy to build a small modular reactor (SMR) at the Atucha complex. Multiple outlets describe the proposal as a priv...
- Meitner Energy, a US-based firm, is behind a proposed nuclear project in Argentina.
- The planned investment is about US$1.2 billion.
- The project involves an ACR-300 small modular reactor with capacity around 300 megawatts.
- The reactor would be located at the Atucha complex.
- Outlets describe it as the first of its kind in Argentina, and present it as the first of its type built anywhere.
Energy Key Facts —The proposal. Meitner Energy has proposed Argentina’s first privately funded nuclear reactor, a 1.2-billion-dollar project at the Atucha complex. —The design. It is a small modular reactor of about 300 megawatts, billed as the first of its kind built anywhere. —The backers. The firm pairs United States capital from the Ansari Group […] The post A US Firm Will Build Argentina’s First Private Nuclear Reactor appeared first on The Rio Times.
6 hours agoUS-based Meitner Energy plans to invest US$1.2 billion in an Argentine-designed ACR-300 small modular reactor, which would be the first of its kind La entrada Argentine government announces private project to build nuclear reactor se publicó primero en Buenos Aires Herald.
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